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What gives a smartphone its brains? Is it the contacts list and calendar synced to your computer, the wireless Internet access, the music playback, or something else?

Like you, I wanted to see “The Grindhouse” when it was released in the theaters, but I couldn’t find a four hour block free to sit in the theater. While “Death Proof” looked good I was more interested in seeing “Planet Terror.” I actually managed to avoid all trailers for “Planet Terror” and watched it fresh knowing nothing about…

Halloween is bigger this year than ever before, and yet when I go to the stores and look down the aisles at all the cheap latex costumes I shake my head and sigh. When will retailers figure out we want the best high quality Halloween costumes, and not the cheap flimsy junk? Until they do the best place we’ve…

Besides the big awesome “Smile!” button on the back, this rather cyclopsian digital camera for kids is quite unremarkable with only 300K pixels (640×480 resolution). We just like that it’s SpongeBob, that’s all. Not much else to see here, move along please. (Side note to gadget makers for kids: Kids know better and want gadgets that actually work like…

Got 25 grand burning a hole in your pocket? Why not buy a 6 foot tall animatronic RC version of the B9 Robot from the television show “Lost in Space” that ran from 1965 to 1968? This replica is made from fiberglass, aluminum, and steel and is created from the original archival molds and blueprints. We originally reported about…

There’s a funny trend going on with camcorders where key features are stripped to encourage you to buy the more expensive models. I’ll get straight to the point - I wanted a hard drive camcorder that had manual and auto light exposure modes, and most importantly a line-in audio microphone input jack that comes in around $500. Sounds easy…

We’re on a new integration kick - multi-function gadgets are the new thing. The Hyundai W-100 cell phone watch has a 1.3MP camera, touch screen, and Bluetooth. Apparently the perfect watch will be available in English and Chinese, and sports microSD for expansion for MP3 audio and video playback. Battery life is sure to suck but for everything this…

For WTP 168, we take a look at European Union legislation that would seek to block websites deemed to be terrorist in nature. How would that work, if at all? Also, an extended conversation with Tina Dam, Program Director for Internationalized Domain Names at ICANN. We’ll also hear about an effort to barcode mosquitos, and about some research that says cheap sneakers are as good, maybe even better, than expensive ones. And we’ll end…with no tech at all, but rather some music from Sheffield’s Richard Hawley. And, yes — the outtakes at the beginning were left there on purpose. Sue us for having some fun. Help our podcast grow! Tell five of your friends or enemies about us!

Kids can be forensic scientists too with the exclusive Discovery DNA Explorer Kit. Includes all the supplies you need like a centrifuge, magnetic mizer, and electrophoresis chamber to extract and identify DNA. Kids can extract DNA from vegetables and grow crystal stalagmites with this kit. Mail order Lambda DNA samples take 2-3 weeks for delivery, homicide victim not included….

Monolithic Wii pods have been popping up at local malls with scary-looking graphics of eighties models showing just how fun the Wii is to play (as if we didn’t know all this already.) Is Nintendo, already in the lead in this round of console wars actually spending money on luring more people into the Cult of Wii? Looks that…